A Dallas man is locked up in Van Zandt County on a murder charge connected to a body found in a shallow grave on private property over the weekend.
The Texas Rangers were called in because Van Zandt County investigators believe the victim Ladarron Perkins had been killed in Pleasant Grove.
Investigators are holding a Dallas man named Casey Lynn Spriggs who is believed to have killed Perkins and transported the body to Van Zandt County for burial.
It's not clear why but Van Zandt County Sheriff Steve Hendrix writes in a statement "Dallas PD was contacted but initially declined to participate in the investigation."
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